Ten people held after drugs swoop

TEN people were being questioned by gardaí last night as part of a swoop on the drugs trade in the south-east.

Five of those — three men and two women — were arrested yesterday morning at addresses in Counties Kildare and Carlow.

A further eight people who had previously been detained by gardaí as part of the operation have already been released, meaning a total of 18 people have been questioned in recent days as part of the crackdown on criminal activity in the region.